Luca showed his professionalism right out of the gate, I wouldn't expect anything less from a fellow
Italian (I am third generation born in U.S.).
This was a refreshing lecture for me. Luca
had total command of the night. He had solid effects, and he had elegant methods (elegant in science
means simple) to the effects.
I loved his Lucky Envelopes routine, which is essentially a
two-envelope Bank Nite routine. It is fun and moves fast. He assured me it will work with American
money and not just Euros!
I was distracted a little bit at the beginning of E.S.Periment,
and I will have to rewatch it to get a better understanding of how the effect unfolds. It is a
triple revelation involving ESP cards.
Drawing Psychometry is a nice way to get four people
involved. Each comes up, draws a simple image. One of them is tucked away into an envelope. The
other three images, which have been mixed, are placed on a table. The performer shows the images one
at a time and reveals whose image it is. For the last one, the performer does a design duplication.
Again, great thinking into the method. Luca's methods are clean and direct (or, one might say
elegant).
I am a big fan of the Open Prediction, and Luca shares a version I have never
seen before. I like it a lot. When I watch magic/mentalism, I watch it. I am not trying to figure
anything out. I love good magic and mentalism, and I want to sit back and enjoy. So, I wasn't
looking for Luca's method. But, there was what I considered a slightly awkward moment when Luca is
putting the remainder of the deck aside. During the explanation portion, that awkward moment was
really nothing ... the effect was done. The move, if you can call it that, was over. This is truly
any time, any where with a shuffled and borrowed deck.
The Key of Fate is an interesting
routine involving three spectators, three keys, three prizes and one lock. It has the feel of Seven
Keys of Baldpate meets Chair Routine meets Bank Nite. Wait until you learn the method.
I
really enjoyed this lecture.
Bobby
Very entertaining, deceptive methods
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